How common is the surname McCord?

17,875 people in the United States had the surname McCord in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,272 Americans. It ranked 2,019th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCord?

AnnaLynne McCord, American actress, followed by Tim McCord.

Where is the surname McCord most common?

Wikidata records people named McCord in the United States.

Is the surname McCord getting more or less common?

More common. 17,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,875 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname McCord

A patronymic surname, carried by 17,875 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCord is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, meaning "son of a journey," from mac + cuairt. Compare McMurtry.

McCord is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,875 people named McCord in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,272 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,216.

#2,019

rank among US surnames

17,875

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,918)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,010	Crum	17,944	17,206
#2,011	Yi	17,934	17,216
#2,012	Corley	17,931	17,219
#2,013	Flaherty	17,926	17,223
#2,014	Drummond	17,922	17,227
#2,015	Bernstein	17,916	17,233
#2,016	Darnell	17,915	17,234

Who is named McCord

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named McCord identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCords

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

AnnaLynne McCord
American actress, born 1987
Tim McCord
American rock musician, born 1979
Kent McCord
American actor, born 1942
Catherine McCord
American model, born 1974
Jim Nance McCord
American politician (1879-1968)
Billy Vera
American singer and actor, songwriter, born 1944

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCord

McCord has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

Questions

Where does the surname McCord come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, meaning "son of a journey," from mac + cuairt. Compare McMurtry.
How common is the surname McCord?: 17,875 people in the United States had the surname McCord in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,272 Americans. It ranked 2,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCord?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named McCord identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCord?: AnnaLynne McCord, American actress, followed by Tim McCord.
Where is the surname McCord most common?: Wikidata records people named McCord in the United States.
What type of surname is McCord?: McCord is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCord getting more or less common?: More common. 17,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,875 in 2010, up 3.8%.